Boko Haram fress 21 Chibok girls in exchange for four jihadists
5 things to know about the new UN secretary general
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits a Somali refugee camp in Kenya in July 2011. Guterres is poised to become the new U.N. secretary general. (Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press) It’s official — effective Jan. 1, António Guterres will take on the “world’s most impossible job.” In a straw poll held Oct. 5, the United Nations Security Council voted 13 to 0 with two abstentions to give the former Portuguese prime minister and U.N. high commissioner for refugees the job o..>> view originalLife and times of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bangkok: Bhumibol Adulyadej emerged from obscurity to become the world's longest-ruling monarch and Thailand's most dominant and popular figure in a 70-year reign that revived a faltering centuries-old royal dynasty.It all began in tragic mystery. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide The transformative reign of Thailand's king Abbott: Trump's policies are 'reasonable enough' Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88 Sexism claims tarnis..>> view originalDeath toll rises as Myanmar battles border attackers
Yangon: Myanmar's security forces have killed at least 26 people in response to attacks on police that have sparked a dramatic escalation in violence in a Muslim-majority region along its border with Bangladesh, according to reports in state media.Armed men believed to be from the long-oppressed Rohingya Muslim minority launched a coordinated assault on three border police posts in the early hours of Sunday, killing nine police, injuring five and making off with dozens of weapons and more than ..>> view originalHouston 911 operator hung up on thousands of calls because she didn't 'want to talk to anyone': Police
Hua Li was purchasing a lottery ticket at a RaceWay convenience store in Houston, Texas, on March 12 when a man holding a gun burst through the front door and attempted to force his way behind the bulletproof security panel in front of the counter. Li fled from the store, hearing gunshots behind him as he ran. Then he did what anyone would in the situation, what you’re supposed to do in the situation: He threw his car door open, pulled out his phone and dialed 911. “They just said, ‘This is 911...>> view original'Hong Kong is not China': Rebel legislators take to floor of Hong Kong legislature
Beijing: Hong Kong's newly-elected breed of pro-democracy legislators have used the legislature's opening session to stage symbolic protests, unfurling banners and distorting parliamentary oaths in open defiance of Beijing.Localists Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus "Baggio" Leung were ordered to return to their seats after displaying banners reading "Hong Kong is not China" and appearing to insert expletives and insults while deliberately mispronouncing the country's name. More News Video..>> view originalKurdish forces reveal armour-plated cars to fight ISIS
Kurdish forces have revealed the 'Mad Max' style armoured-plated cars they hope will help them free the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS control.The Peshmerga troops have converted large cars and lorries into war vehicles by adding metal plates, grills and missile launchers to the top and bonnet.They have been forced to take the initiative of bolstering their cars and lorries after ISIS jihadists captured Mosul and fought off the Peshmerga, who only use Soviet-era military equipment. One of the Kur..>> view originalPeres oversaw civilian deaths: Di Natale
Belinda MerhabAustralian Associated PressGreens leader Richard Di Natale has interrupted a tribute to Shimon Peres to accuse the former Israeli president of overseeing the death of civilians.Mr Peres died last month at the age of 93 with tributes flowing from around the world, many making note of his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.A government motion agreed to by the Senate on Thursday also referred to the 1994 prize, praising him for "advancing the cause of peace in the Middle East".Senator D..>> view original'Make laugh not war': What do you really know about clowns?
We probably reached peak-clown in the 1960s. That was the decade the world's most famous clown chartered a small plane into the wilds of Papua New Guinea, so that he could prove clowning crossed all cultural borders. The grizzled bush pilot told the clown he wouldn't make it out alive. He didn't know the language, (he was also wearing full makeup and clown shoes).This story ends well.His name was Larry Harmon, his clown character's name was Bozo, and he would later write that he had encountered..>> view original
Monday, October 24, 2016
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